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Democrat Steve Miller vying for congressional seat in N.C.’s 7th House district

SOUTHEASTERN N.C. –– Steve Miller knows D.C. Before congressional committees on environmental and energy issues, he’s testified...

Patrons eat at tables lined up along Front Street Thursday evening as part of Downtown Alive's initiative to expand seating areas for downtown restaurants. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough)

Here’s New Hanover’s spending strategy for $45.5 million from the American Rescue Plan

New Hanover County expects $45.5 million in federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan, which will fuel bonuses for county employees...

Funding for Wilmington-area beach nourishment disappears at last minute; local leaders shocked

A shoreline nourishment project is underway at Carolina Beach in 2019, with Wrightsville Beach seen in the distance. Funds for upcoming...

U.S. Representative David Rouzer, who represents North Carolina's 7th congressional district, speaks against the "hoax" investigations brought against the Trump administration, including recent reports that the U.S. Postal Service made policy changes that may delay mail-in ballots in coming months. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough)

Rouzer says he intends to vote against election certification in Congress

U.S. Congressman David Rouzer addresses the crowd ahead of Vice President Mike Pence's rally one week ahead of the presidential election...

U.S. Representative David Rouzer speaks at a Trump rally last week. (Port City Daily photo/Mark Darrough)

NC Congressman Rouzer defends calling Postal Service investigation a ‘hoax’

U.S. Representative David Rouzer speaks at a Trump rally last week, where he told the crowd that recent congressional investigations into...

Clean Cape Fear co-founder petitioning Congress to regulate, study, and educate about PFAS

WILMINGTON --- Emily Donovan, co-founder of Clean Cape Fear, testified before Congress on the PFAS contamination crisis in the Cape Fear River this. Donovan...

Projects like beach renourishment could be held up if Senator Bill Burr refuses to allow the WRDA bill to pass in Senate (Port City Daily/File)

Senator Richard Burr could hold up federal beach renourishment funding

SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA --- According to the American Share and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), United States Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina is single-handedly...

The Moores Creek National Battlefield is the only National Park in Southeast N.C. located in Pender County (Port City Daily photo/Courtesy National Park Service)

Pender commissioners to call upon Congress to support underfunded National Parks

PENDER COUNTY—The United States National Park Service maintains 10 different parks in the state that helped bring $1.3 billion into the state economy in...

How to contact your local representatives

On issues ranging from local to national, let your voice be heard. Here's how you can contact your local representatives: Congress: David Rouzer (7th District) Congressman Rouzer can be...

Kure Beach doctor trades protest for politics to run against Congressman David Rouzer

WILMINGTON --- In early May, Dr. L. Kyle Horton gathered a crowd in front of Congressman David Rouzer’s office. Horton was there to protest...